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I am a Functional Nutritional Therapist who work with busy professionals to optimise their health by improving digestive issues, balancing hormones and reducing chronic stress.

14/08/2026

Cutting calories, training hard, weight won't move? The fix is often the opposite of what feels intuitive.

Fuel properly around your training, not against it. Add strength work, not just more cardio. Testing (thyroid, cortisol, inflammation and more) clarifies what may be driving it, rather than guessing.

What's felt most frustrating about this so far?

A discovery call is a good place to start. Find out more at tessstrom.co.uk.

Under-fuelling is usually the last thing anyone suspects, and it's often the answer. When intake drops too low relative ...
12/08/2026

Under-fuelling is usually the last thing anyone suspects, and it's often the answer.

When intake drops too low relative to your training load, your body reads it as a genuine shortage. It slows everything down to protect itself, thyroid conversion, resting energy expenditure, and your performance plateaus right alongside your weight.

Does this sound like where you're at?

A discovery call is a good place to start. Find out more at tessstrom.co.uk.

It could be cortisol holding onto fat rather than releasing it, training itself is a stressor, and too much on top of ev...
11/08/2026

It could be cortisol holding onto fat rather than releasing it, training itself is a stressor, and too much on top of everything else can work against you.

It could be your thyroid running underactive, even on a "normal" test.

It could be genuinely under-fuelling, too big a gap between what you're eating and what you're training for can actually slow your metabolism down and stall performance alongside your weight.

There's an answer, but we won't know which one until we look at what's actually going on for you.

What does your training week actually look like right now?

A discovery call is a good place to start. Find out more at tessstrom.co.uk.

07/08/2026

If food-related migraines feel like a guessing game, start with a food and symptom diary that tracks a 48-hour window, not just the day itself. Delayed reactions are common enough that a same-day diary often misses the real trigger.

Gut testing can help build the fuller picture too, especially where gut imbalance is likely playing a part.

A discovery call is a good place to start. Find out more at tessstrom.co.uk.

If food-related migraines have felt impossible to pin down, here may be why.Histamine intolerance means histamine builds...
05/08/2026

If food-related migraines have felt impossible to pin down, here may be why.

Histamine intolerance means histamine builds up rather than breaking down efficiently, and how much builds up varies meal to meal.

Blood sugar swings can trigger migraines directly.

And some reactions are delayed by 24 to 48 hours, so the thing you're blaming today might not even be the actual trigger.

That's exactly why elimination diets so often don't find a clear answer, they assume the reaction happens straight away.

A discovery call is a good place to start. Find out more at tessstrom.co.uk.

Migraines after eating, but never the same food twice?It could be histamine (fermented, aged, leftover foods). It could ...
03/08/2026

Migraines after eating, but never the same food twice?
It could be histamine (fermented, aged, leftover foods). It could be a blood sugar swing. It could be a delayed reaction that only shows up a day or two later, which is exactly why it never seems to be the same food. It could be dehydration on top of it all.

There's an answer, but honestly, we won't know which one, or ones, until we look at what's actually going on for you.

A discovery call is a good place to start. Find out more at tessstrom.co.uk.

Tried everything for your skin and nothing's working?New products, cutting things out, even seeing a dermatologist, and ...
15/07/2026

Tried everything for your skin and nothing's working?

New products, cutting things out, even seeing a dermatologist, and it's still not budging.

It's rarely about finding the right cream. Skin is often one of the last places your body shows what's going on underneath, gut health, hormones, inflammation, all playing their part.

Sound familiar?

Educational only. Please seek professional advice for personal health concerns.

A few small things that can actually help, right now.Water and electrolytes before caffeine. A pinch of salt and squeeze...
10/07/2026

A few small things that can actually help, right now.

Water and electrolytes before caffeine. A pinch of salt and squeeze of lemon in water first thing works well, or a good quality electrolyte product. I rate for everyday use.

Training or exercising in this heat? A stronger, sport-specific electrolyte is often worth it, and are both ones I rate highly (no endorsement, just products I like). Supports the fluid balance your body's working hard on in this heat, more than another coffee will.

Protein-forward breakfast, not carb-heavy. Stable blood sugar early tends to carry through the day, one less demand on a system already managing a lot.

Cooler bedroom, proper wind-down in the evening. Even a small temperature drop supports the deep sleep hot nights tend to interrupt.

None of this needs an overhaul. Just small adjustments while things settle. If cancelling plans has become more of a pattern than an odd week, it's worth exploring what's actually driving it.

A discovery call is a good place to start. Find out more at tessstrom.co.uk.

Educational only. Please seek professional advice for personal health concerns.

There's usually more than one reason behind cancelling on friends again and again. Sleep, stress, blood sugar, it's rare...
09/07/2026

There's usually more than one reason behind cancelling on friends again and again. Sleep, stress, blood sugar, it's rarely just one thing.

Right now though, worth flagging: your nervous system's already managing a lot, and heat adds another demand on top of that. It quietly drains the same energy you'd normally spend being sociable.

Even mild dehydration makes your heart work harder just to keep you upright. Hot nights mess with your sleep too, even a full eight hours often isn't proper deep rest when it stays warm overnight.

Not saying it's only the heat. But if this has felt worse this past week, on top of everything else going on, it's a good place to start. Has the heat been messing with your sleep too?

Keep cancelling on friends because you can't face going out?The group chat says "no worries," but you both know it's the...
07/07/2026

Keep cancelling on friends because you can't face going out?

The group chat says "no worries," but you both know it's the fourth time this month.

It's rarely about not wanting to see people. When your nervous system has been under load for too long, it starts rationing energy, and being sociable is often the first thing to get cut, because there's nothing spare left to give it.

It tends to show up with a few other things too, sleep that doesn't really refresh you, a hard slump some afternoons, a shorter fuse than usual. Sort those, and wanting to see people again tends to follow.

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